Going to Heaven Are We? -
Many people believe they can earn their way to heaven by doing
good works. However, we can never attain the holy standards God
demands, which is why He redeemed us by His grace (gift) in His
Son, Jesus Christ.

09/26/2017 07:00 AMTake Up and Read: Engaging Unbelief
This current blog series onÂ ReflectionsÂ is intended to encourage Christians to read more vigorously by providing a beginner’s guide to some of the Christian classics in such fields as theology, philosophy, and apologetics.Â HopefullyÂ a very brief introduction to these important Christian texts will motivate today’s believers, as St. Augustine was called to in his dramatic conversion to Christianity, to “take up and… ()

09/19/2017 07:00 AMFive Ways Historic Christianity Relates Faith to Reason
Many people viewÂ faith and reason as being at odds with one another. For example, some differentiate faith from reason by asserting thatÂ faithÂ merely involvesÂ hopingÂ something is true, whereasÂ reasonÂ involves affirming something to be true based uponÂ justifying evidence. According to this model, faith is equivalent to wishful thinking and is thus incompatible with reason. But historic Christianityâ€™s view of faith and reason is very… ()

09/12/2017 07:00 AMTake Up and Read: Lutherâ€™s Small Catechism
This current blog series onÂ ReflectionsÂ is intended to encourage Christians to read more vigorously by providing a beginner’s guide to some of the Christian classics in such fields as theology, philosophy, and apologetics. Hopefully a very brief introduction to these important Christian texts will motivate today’s believers, as St. Augustine was called to in his dramatic conversion to Christianity, to “take… ()

09/05/2017 07:00 AMWhat Does It Mean to Be Made in the Image of God?
Of all the major religions of the world, only the biblical religions of Judaism and Christianity affirm that human beings are made in the image of God. Even the other Middle Eastern monotheistic religions of Islam and Zoroastrianism do not view human beings as divine image bearers. The Bible states that of all Godâ€™s creatures (including angels and animals), only… ()

08/30/2017 10:21 AMFive Ways Christianity Is Reasonable
Is the Christian faith a reasonable religion? Some believers throughout church history have agreed with many nonbelievers in proclaiming that Christianity isÂ notÂ a reasonable religion. Nevertheless, a powerful theological-philosophical consensus within the history of the faith has argued that the historic Christian religion involves knowledge and is indeed compatible with reason. This historic agreement has often been expressed in the common… ()

08/22/2017 07:00 AMTake Up and Read: Know the Truth
This current blog series on Reflections is intended to encourage Christians to read more vigorously by providing a beginner’s guide to some of the Christian classics in such fields as theology, philosophy, and apologetics. Hopefully a very brief introduction to these important Christian texts will motivate today’s believers, as St. Augustine was called to in his dramatic conversion to Christianity,… ()

08/15/2017 07:00 AMLogic as an Intellectual Navigation System, Part 2
In logic, an “argument” is not a spat or a fight that you might have with your spouse or with a sibling. AÂ logical argument consists of making a claim (conclusion) that something is true or correct and then seeking to support that claim with facts, reasons, or evidence (premises). In effect, an argument in logic is a “supported opinion.” As… ()

08/08/2017 07:00 AMTake Up and Read: Handbook of Basic Bible Texts
This current blog series on Reflections is intended to encourage Christians to read more vigorously by providing a beginner’s guide to some of the Christian classics in such fields as theology, philosophy, and apologetics. Hopefully a very brief introduction to these important Christian texts will motivate today’s believers, as St. Augustine was called to in his dramatic conversion to Christianity,… ()

08/01/2017 07:00 AMLogic as an Intellectual Navigation System, Part 1
The study of logic doesn’t actually teach a person to thinkâ€”people do that intuitively and instinctively. Rather, instruction in logic teaches a person to think in an ordered and, thus, careful manner. Logic can be defined as “the principles of correct reasoning.” Mastery of these principles helps a person to order their thinking consistently so they can arrive at truthful,… ()

07/25/2017 07:00 AMTake Up and Read: Questions That Matter
This current blog series on Reflections is intended to encourage Christians to read more vigorously by providing a beginner’s guide to some of the Christian classics in such fields as theology, philosophy, and apologetics. Hopefully a very brief introduction to these important Christian texts will motivate today’s believers, as St. Augustine was called to in his dramatic conversion to Christianity,… ()